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	'<{title}>' => 'Christians trying to paint Yahweh as good',
	'takedown' => '2017-11-01',
	'<{body}>' => <<<END
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<section id="drudgery">
	<h2>Drudgery</h2>
	<p>
		My discussion posts for the day:
	</p>
	<blockquote>
		<p>
			How else would you explain the universe?
			Well, several theories have been proposed, one being the big bang theory.
			There are several theories involving a god or gods, and there are a few that instead use science.
			While there may very well be a god, &quot;How else would you explain the universe?&quot; isn&apos;t really very convincing evidence.
		</p>
	</blockquote>
	<blockquote>
		<p>
			I agree that much (though not all) suffering is caused by humans ourselves.
			Like you said, we destroy nature, and we suffer the consequences.
			Many types of natural disaster can be traced back to climate change, which we are causing ourselves.
			These disasters happened every once in a while before we started destroying our own ecosystem, but they happen <strong>*much*</strong> more frequently now that we&apos;ve mucked stuff up.
			There was a balance, and we broke it.
			We continue breaking it and making things worse to this day.
		</p>
		<p>
			You say we blame Yahweh (the Christian god) for the evil that happens, but that we should instead be thankful for the good he brings.
			But if he&apos;s not to blame for the evil, who says he&apos;s responsible for the good?
			You say our free will lets us choose to bring good or bring evil to the world.
			So if it&apos;s our choice, are we not as responsible for the good as we are the evil?
			I&apos;d argue that we are.
			It goes both ways.
			Either we&apos;re responsible for the good and evil, or Yahweh is.
			If it&apos;s both, we&apos;re both responsible for both sides of it.
			We can&apos;t be solely responsible for evil while Yahweh is solely responsible for good.
			That simply doesn&apos;t make sense.
		</p>
	</blockquote>
</section>
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